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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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October Boot Camp Family

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This group is for Moms and families with loved ones leaving for Boot Camp in October any year. It was started with a group leaving in Oct. 2009.

Members: 137
Latest Activity: Jan 30, 2019

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Comment by Zman'smom on November 9, 2012 at 8:01pm: Marysuemmc - You should join the PIR 12/21 group, if you haven't already. They can answer your question about leave, since everyone in that group is wondering the same thing. Right now we know your sailor will have liberty that weekend meaning your sailor can spend time with you during the day, but must stay on base at night. They are still waiting to see if that group will get leave for the Holiday Stand Down, but there has been no official word as of yet.

Comment by marysuemcc on November 8, 2012 at 6:21pm: my son's PIR (he left 10/22 for boot) is friday 12/21

anybody know what he will "get" for leave( how long etc)

does he even get "holiday leave"?

he will be attending A school at Great Lakes......does that make a difference in leave ?

i have been trying to find info and i guess that it is just that i just don't know where to "look"/who to ask.

i would like to find out asap so that i might begin trying to "plan" travel etc as i will be travelling alone to PIR.......

thank you in advance !!!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 8, 2012 at 1:09am: PIR GROUP 12/28/2012 has been formed. Here is the direct link:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir12282012

Starts with the Regular Division of 39.

Comment by Bugs Mom on November 7, 2012 at 9:54pm: Well I finally got the box today and his recruiter gave me his address. He is on Ship 13 /div 042 does anyone else have someone on that Ship. Also his recruiter said that they had not given him a graduation date PIR date yet is that normal?

Comment by meeshell13 on November 2, 2012 at 2:58pm: My son left on October 24th for BC. I did receive a call that night saying he arrived safe. No address yet tho. His recruiter doesn't have it yet, either. Any suggestions?

Comment by Bugs Mom on November 2, 2012 at 7:16am: Well he shipped out yesterday from MEPS got the call about 12:30 this morning . His new journey begins . I held up pretty good. Now reality will set in . New journey for us as empty nesters. Gotta love life.